Forklore Tells Tales Of Hearty Meals, Comfort Food

Small little cafés/restaurants, not occupying a lot of space, aiming at providing a cosy, comfy ambience to diners seems to be all the rage now. Not that the days of large-scale, spacious restaurants are over, but the former is what one mostly sees dotting the city now. Forklore was one such place till it served.  TuckedContinue

Baranh Is A Gastronomical Journey Through Lahore’s 12 Gates

Around June 2018, I stumbled upon a unassuming new restaurant that had opened its doors only a couple of days earlier. Specialising in traditional Pakistani cuisine with their own signature reflecting in each dish, this outdoor restaurant claims to be serving popular delicacies from each of the 12 gates of old Lahore. Hence, its name,Continue

House Of Chinese Is An Ode To The Good Ol’ Days

Naming a restaurant ‘House of Chinese’ is, well, bold, and a tall claim to make. It evokes interest in that it refers to authenticity of the cuisine. House of Chinese had opened up in mid-2018 off M.M. Alam Road where once the restaurant Jazz stood. But it later ceased operations, and you might get anContinue

A Tinge Of Panache With Ganache Cafe

Those aware of the home-based bakery, Ganache, would know it has specialised in cakes and desserts for a good over four years. So when a namesake café pops up, one expects the bakery’s signature goodies stocked up for all instead of placing orders. But that’s not it! Ganache Café offers not just delectable signature desserts,Continue

Urban Kitchen Boasts Of Its Local And Foreign Delicacies

Photo courtesy Urban Kitchen Hip, sassy, contemporary are some adjectives I could use for Urban Kitchen. Located near Mini Market in Gulberg, Urban Kitchen opened its doors at the end of March 2018. Upon entering the two-storey building, what immediately strikes one in the sophisticated little foyer is the walls plastered with black-and-white framed photographsContinue

Dough, Nuts And A Lot More At Doughlicious

When I initially saw images on facebook of some ‘doughnut cone’ coming to town, I was instantly transported back to Prague where I had something that looked exactly the same – a tube- or cone-shaped pastry called trdlenik: a sweet snack most famously sold in tourist areas of Czech Republic, made with dough rolled onContinue

A Kanteen Serves Spicy Karachi Delicacies In Lahore

The Karachi versus Lahore rivalry reaches a whole new level of competitiveness when it comes to food. Denizens of both cities blow their own trumpet claiming to be pioneers of certain traditional delicacies, especially being sentimental about biryani and nihari. When this debate will end, if it ever will, we don’t know.  Firmly believing thatContinue

Hong Kong Restaurateur Asim Hussain Says Lahore Is A Big Part Of His Michelin-Starred Restaurant

In 2018, 33-year-old Syed Asim Hussain became the youngest restaurateur in the world to hold two Michelin stars. I interviewed him for Dawn Images earlier this year about his achievement, his journey so far and his Pakistani roots. Read the interview below. In December 2018, his ambitious and extremely personal Pakistani restaurant, New Punjab Club, wasContinue

My 9 Favourite Foods At Lahore Eat 2018

Lahore Eat’s third edition was postponed several times and there were concerns if the weather will remain favourable for a day of feasting at Fortress Stadium. Given the rising temperature of Lahore, that was a risk, and the festival probably felt the heat (pun intended). But, it definitely took place in March 2018 and LahorisContinue

Burgers From Eat Me Food Truck Are An Unexpected Delight

The food truck industry is far from established here in our part of the world. Recently, Lahore saw a handful of food trucks, but merely a couple could survive. Though an inspired version of this popular American trend has somehow managed to hold on in the city in the form of desi Chinese being soldContinue